18AEvidentiary provisions

#### 18A Evidentiary provisions 18A Evidentiary provisions > > (1) A person who has actual possession of a quantity of a prescribed restricted substance exceeding the quantity prescribed for the purposes of this subsection is, for the purposes of any proceedings for an offence involving the supply of a quantity of that substance, taken to have possession of the substance for the purposes of supply unless the person— > > > > > (a) proves the contrary, or > > > > > (b) proves that the possession of the substance was obtained in accordance with the prescription of a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist or veterinary practitioner. > > > (2) A substance that, for the purpose of being supplied, is represented as being a particular prescribed restricted substance is taken to be that particular restricted substance for the purposes of any proceedings for an offence involving the supply of a prescribed restricted substance. > > > (3) In this section, prescribed restricted substance means a restricted substance prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of section 16. > > **s 18A:** Ins 1970 No 53, sec 2 (1) (h). Am 1977 No 5, Sch 3; 1977 No 110, Sch 2 (10); 1981 No 88, Schs 1 (4), 2 (11); 1992 No 112, Sch 1. Subst 1996 No 2, Sch 1 \[19\]. Am 1998 No 102, Sch 2 \[14\]; 2002 No 30, Sch 6.5 \[14\]; 2003 No 45, Sch 2.15 \[20\]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.18 \[2\]; 2012 No 39, Sch 1.3 \[4\].